Peter Wiblin has left his old shop behind – probably because it is one of the units Scottish Widows will soon be redeveloping.
And he has opened up a new shop where Thorntons used to be – as Abingdon News plus. He seemed pleased with the move, and is no longer so near W H Smiths.
Waitrose are staying open later. They have been opening earlier for a couple of months now and are now staying open longer.
This is the view from Queens Street to the Market Place. This narrow passageway is likely to be more used in future as there are taxi halts through there – intended to replace those on East St. Helen Street …
and so notices saying ‘Taxi Rank This Way‘ and ‘East St. Helen St. Rank has Closed‘ .
Perhaps cigarette bins have been there for a while but it is the first time I have noticed them on the Market Place. Some places also have chewing gum bins.
Paul and Mike from the Chamber of Commerce were handing out their new glossy magazine: Christmas in Abingdon 2011. Get a copy at ER Goffs and many other places.
In it I see that coming up to Christmas there are the following Market Place events…
1. Abingdon Extravaganze Evening – Thursday 1st December (from 5pm) – Theme Kings and Queens
2. Abingdon Christmas Craft Fair – Sat 3rd December (10am to 3pm)
3. Reindeer (and Santa) in the the Market Place – Sat 10th December (from 10:30am) – Two hours Free Parking will have started by then
4. Nativity in the Market Place (with donkeys) – Sat 17th December
5. Gift wrapping and shopping advice service – Sat 24th December
(Text the word Abingdon to 64546 and get these dates direct to your mobile).
By the way, Hester and myself have stopped maintaining abingdondiary.co.uk after two years as we feel there are now better sites available. Abingdondiary.co.uk will now redirect you to the Choose Abingdon What’s On where you can add your own events. I hope that will happen and it will take off. Also very good, and with more events at the moment is the Abingdon Town Council’s What’s On. To get info added to that email: enquiries@abingdon.gov.uk .
Some of the entries for the best Tea Cosy competition can be seen in the window of Rosie’s Rea Room.
A knitted tea cosy featuring the front view of Rosie’s Tea Room is one of the winners.
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